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The Amherst news-times. (Amherst, Ohio), 1946-07-04

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Mrst News-Times VOL. XXVIII, NO. 27 AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1946 THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD Am li ME Stras (D s(i ft t " v --;..''' m ft r$ li Parts of Europe May Be Beautiful, But George Still Prefers America Pfc. .Tom George, now stat- ioned in Salzburg, Austria, spent a three day furlough in Germany where he visited Berchtesgad'en and Kongisee lake. Tom said the beauty of the mountains and scenery around Kongisee lake, which is known as "Hitler's Lake," is beautiful beyond his ability to describe. way ui muuaii. jiusyiuu ai o.u He said that as far as he could a-m. today (Tuesday) after a ieacr, - bread seemed to . hi tty very brief Illness, hardest food to get there vt the Her husband, Werner Zilch, present time, but the food for preceded her in death March 11 the troops is good amd sufficient, this year. The German people as far as he Born in Cleveland, she came can see ere pretty well fed. His to Amherst with her parents at only pity is for the youngsters the age of one year and had been below twelve, who were the in- a resident of Lorata, county her nocent victims of the war. entire lifetime. He said he never could buy She was a member of the First the experience he is having, and 'Evangelical church, the Mission-will admit that he was anxious ary Society and Ladies' Aid of to get to Germany as soon as he the church, and the Amherst could, amd now wishes to get Garden club, back to "Good America" as soon She is survived by two sons, as possible. (Nelson, Maumee, Ohio, and Rob- He has met men from towns ert, Amherst; two daughters, surrounding Amherst and says Mrs. Gregory Brown and Mrs. that their favorite topic is home. Earl Kane, Amherst; six grand-Tom Is In the branch supply children; dne sister, Mrs. Frank office of Hq. Co., and Bn., 5th Lewis, Ashland; and three Infantry Regt He is the eon brothers, Frank Schibley, Ash- of Mr. and Mrs. Salem Cteorge, 575 Tenmey avenue. Outing For July 16 The Sunday school teachers of St. Peter's church planned am outing July 16 at the roadside park in Oberlin when they met last Monday evening at the church. The tureen supper will be the outing and those attending will meet at the church at 6 p.m. Funeral Services Held Today For Accident Victim, Bride Of Two Weeks Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Sally Lee Kreeger Lach at 'Hie Zilch Funeral Home with Rev. D. E. Buser officiating. Mrs. Lach, wife of Walter Lach, 845 Cleveland avenue, a bride of two weeks was killed Friday evening at midnight when she and her husband were walking back to the ranee hall at Crystal Beach, Vermilion. The traffic accident happened In front of the dance hall on the north side of the street. Mrs. Lach was struck by a 1929 sedan driven by A. K. Schinder, 22, R.D. 2, Lorain, 0. After being struck the body was dragged down the Lake road, giving her a broken neck and 6kull fracture. Mrs Lach died en route to St. Joseph's hospital in Lorain. She was born in Amherst and lived there fill her life. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Kreeger, Cleveland ave-mue. A graduate of Amherst high school with the class of 1945, Mrs. Lach was a member .1 Tit Emolifl 7Hrh ?lr Amelia L.UCII C t lllierat oerVlCCS . XV Jq Held Friday J Mrs Emelia Zilch, 63 passed land, Edward Schibley, Klrtland, NY., and John Schibley, Florida. The body will remain at the vices will be held at 3 o'clock Zilch Funeral Home where ser-1 iFnday. Kev. c u. vanaersaii will officiate at the service. Burial will be made in Brownhelm cemetery. . The Misses Josephine and Leona Dyblnskl Middle Ridge road, left Saturday evening for a week's vacation at Ocean City, New Jersey. of the Foursquare church. Surviving besides her husband and parents are a sister, Mrs. Herbert Turner, Ashtabula, and a brother, Ludolph Jr., Amherst. Burial was made in the Ridge-hll Memorial park cemetery. The body was taken from the Zilc fueral home to the residence Monday morning. Is Injured In Boating Accident Mrs. Gaylord Kruse, West street, received emergency treatment at Amherst hospital Sunday afternoon for a head cut received in a boating accident at Oak Point, Sunday. The cvanoe in which Mrs. Kruse was riding with friends ( sprung a leak forcing the party into shallower water. In turning the canoe over to find the cause of the leak, Mrs. Kruse was struck on the head. Several stitches were required to close the cut.' JFiaf Type Community Do You Want? In an effort to assist the Chamber of Commerce in learning the desires of the residents of Amherst, letters to the editor of the News-Times are solicited on th snrtWr of the rvDe of town Amherst should be in the future. It has been pointed out that Amherst can become a largely industrial town or a strictly residential town or possibly a combination of the two. The Chamber of I Commerce is interested in knowing what the citizens j themselves desire in order "that the full weight of the a, i .i i . r . i . amber may be thrown m the direction of the majority. If you have any thoughts or desires or reasons why the community shduld become one distinctive type of j town rather than the other type, a letter to the editor of the News-Times will be of assistance to the Chamber and ... . ii j r i li a benefit to your community. IUs the desire or the Mews- Times that as many objective letters as possible be pub- lished. This is your community and your opportunity f W fk fH, nf vnnr Lmf town. C. L. Goodspeed Installed As New Rotary President C. L. Goodspeed was installed as new president of the local Rotary club on Monday noon in a program presented by Willaird Francis and W. A. Mliler, both members of the Lorain Rotary club. Fracis spoke Driefly on the re sponsibilities of the president d presented with a club president's pin. He also presented Jack Koontz, retiring presideHf with a past-president's pin. Miller, who is the new presi dent of the Lorain club, spoke briefly on the theme that no club should be a one-man club but that all members should work together in the four Rotary ideals. Goodspeed named his commit' tees for the coming year and an- nounced that the programs would be carried on as in the past with two different members of the club being responsible for each month's programs. Other officers of the club are Harry Earl, secretary-deasurer, and Dr. R. J. Mulford,sergeant-at-arms. Koontz, as retiring president, becomesvice-president. Members of the board of directors, in addition to Good-speed, Koontz, and Mulford, are Lee Menz, Rev. C. C. Vander- Eric Nord( j j Smythe, amj Roy stevens. Miss June Ruth Graduates From Nursing School Miss June Ruth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ruth, was a member of the graduating class of St. John's hospital school of nursing which held their com mencement exercises in Cleve land on June 19. Miss Ruth was president of the class of fifty graduates. Those attending the exercise from Amherst were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ruth and daughter, Virginia, Mrs. John Ruth and son Donald, and Miss Marie Myers who is also a graduate of St. John's Hospital school for nursing.Funeral Services To Be Held Friday For Fred Gasser Fred Gasser, 83, passed away at his home in South Amherst Monday evening after being sick for the last three months. A native of Switzerland, he came to this country 51 years ago and has been a resident of South Amherst since. He was a member of St. John's Evangeli cal and Reformed church. He is survived by five eons, i, board of directors of the Mildred Zilch Married Monday In Quiet Wedding Before the altar at the First Evangelical church, in a quiet double ring ceremony, Miss Mil- dred Zilch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Zilch, ark avenue,' became the bride of Richanrd Winemiller, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Winemiller, Lima, Ohio, on Monday afternoon at 5 p.m. with Rev. C. C. Vandersall of- ficiating. jberships to boys of high school The bride wore a pastel blue , age. gabardine dressmaker suit with' According the Howard Nalley, white accessories and carried a president of the association, boys corsage of gardenias. ave be11 ln h011 of swim- Mr. and Mrs. Zilch were the ming at the Outdoor Life, even attendants, Mrs. Zilch wearing , though they were not sons of an aqua crepe dress and a gar- regular members. The new plan denia corsage. i includes fixing up the swimming at 6 pjn. at the 'Marl-Mil on, ho1 with the addition of safety The weddine dinner was held measures and then prohibiting Dewey road for the bride andiswtaun'mj there except by child- groom, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Zilch, Rev. and Mrs. Vandersall, and Miss Margaret Foldesay. Mr. Winemiller is assistant manager of the City Loan in Lima and will be transferred to Elyria July 15. The new Mrs. Winemiller is a graduate of Amherst high school and Oberlin college. She is the owner of Mildred's Ladies' Shop, Park avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Winemiller left for a short trip through the East. On their return they will reside in Amherst. Summer Assembly Opens Sunday At Limvood Park The annual Summer Assembly of the Evangelical churches of Ohio will open this Sunday at Linwood Park and close on Sun day, July 14. Over 500 delegates are expected from various parts of Ohio. Rev. C. C. Vandersall, pastor of the local Evangelical church, has been named dean of the church school which wlill enroll delegates in 12 classes during the assembly. Mrs. R. D. Choate, North Main street, is an in structor in the school. Jean Mueller is the delegate from the Sunday School of the local church. Frederick, Charles, Edward, Wll liam, and Walter, all of South Amherst, and Ralph of Cleveand; two daughters, Mrs. Henry Garland, South Amherst, and Mrs. Frank Martin, Cleveland; eight grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren.The body will be at the Zilch Funeral home until Thursday morning when it will be taken to the residence. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at St. John's church with Rev. J. H. Boller.s officiating Burial will be Evergreencemetery Grocery Stores Only To Remain Open Wednesday q July McCtlH in n rt I IIUICQ rOF (j. Lu No July meeting will be held r the fulJ membership of the Chamber of Commerce in July, accotrding to an announcement by Ralph Prittie, president, Although several items have been occupying the attention of e ft board of directors developments are not far enough along on any ttem to warrant a full Chamber meeting, Prittie said. The constituiton , provides Chamber meetings may be omitted i)n July and August if desired. The August meeting will depend on further developments of the projects under consideration.Make Plans For Swiflfflling At f l T "f UUlUOOr LlIC Plans will be presented for approval by the membership at the annual meeting of the Am- herst Outdoor late . Association, to be held next week, for the sale of annual swimming mem- ren of regular members and of children having swimming membership.Nalley reports that the grounds of the association are now patrolled daily and that unauthorized persons will be ejected from the grounds. Work is also being done on improving the grounds, Nalley reported. Damage to the dam and lakes by recent storms is being repaired and other improvement work is being carried out. The lakes and quarry holes are also being restocked and over 2000 bass have already been put into the water. Miss Barbara Schroeder, Lin coln street, had as her guest this , V . ... ...,. Schroeder returned with Miss . . , . mo Hogue to spend a week at Na- komis. Sideivalk Superintendents On Job Plenty of sidewalk superintendents were on hand both days to help install the two new gasoline storage tanks at Warner Motor sales. The new tanks were installed, according to Frank Warner, one of the owners, im order to provide larger and safer storage facilities at the garage and filling station. Of 3,000 gallon capacity each, Retail establishments in Amherst will close at noon tomorrow, Wednesday, and remain closed until Friday morning for the Fourth of July holiday, a survey disclosed today. Grocery and food stores, however, will remain open until the usual time in the afternoon and will not close as is their custo mon Wednesdays. Local Merchants To Hold Prices At Present Levels on Wednesday afternoon pre-Although all OPA controls ceding the Memoriai Day holi-went out on Sunday night, few day DecauSe 'Lorain stores had prices will rise immediately in the Amherst area, local mer- chants reported this week. The concensus of opinion of local business men is that nor- mal and usual mark-ups will continue in effect and no rise in prices is contemplated until are increased. Even then, most merchants report, their markups will remain at the normal ' percentage so that the Increased cost to the consumer will be no I more than the increase that the merchant has to pay for the in fte running for the champion-goods. ship. Only one instance of rent in- The orucjai it will take place crease has been reported so far Wednesday nlght when to the News-Times office. In teams at 7:3o pJn. ... this instance the Increase is one American Legion is leading thousand per cent, obviously the league find can cUnch merely another form of a notice flag wth fl over to vacate. From present reports, feut j- q.E. triumph would indications are that rent in- nt KramUe wide creases will be few and of minor open. character- At present the Eagles and Officers9 Club Hnld Mppdnfv With uuiu iueeung tr uii Mrs, J. McLean Both Clearview and Lorain Ta.e,v Officers club of the m win tonight 8nd Vermillon Pythian Sisters met last week mugt triumph in a postponed whh Mrs. Jessie McLean and de- game wlth South Amherst Legended to suspend meetings dur- jon ,n order to ln a first ing July and August lplace tie ln vent of on Eag;le Mrs. Lucy Roemer won first triumph tomorrow night. The, prize in the games and Mrs. Ethel. Vermilion - South Amherst tilt Stilgenbauer won second and the will probably be played Friday consolation prize by Lillian night. Miller. Even without the champion- A dessert course was served to ship feature of tomorrow nights one guest, Mrs. Porter Ayres and to club members, Mrs. Ethel I Mrs. Lara Young, Mrs. Carrie Kreger, Mrs. Lili an Miller and 6 . 'Mrs. Lucy Roemer. the two tanks will provide ample storage for present needs, Warner said, and will also be more in line with the present recommended practices for filling stations. By using the two new tanks, fire hazards are reduced from those previous of using four smaller tanks, some of which were under the floor of the building. The old tanks have been filled with water and sealed off permanently, Warner said, Retailers Downtonw barbershops will also close at noon, the survey disclosed. Local stores are following the pattern set by the Lorain Retail Merchants' association in closing tomorrow afternoon. Stores here had remained open remained openi and now are agajn following the Lorain stores. ri 1 ii t Oltball LeallC D IIrc TAlir TTpJUTIC For Championship The first hall of the Amherst Softball league draws to a close tis week with four teams still Clearview are tied for second place with Vermilion fourth. Clearview tackles Elyria Duplex Foundry- now holdiln down pace while Vermliion tange .with the sixth place Lorain Leg-' Ion in games scheduled for tonite j (Tuesday.) contest, the Eagle-Legion game would stack up as a real natural. Both teams have a host of rooters and a big crowd is sure to be on hand. The Leglonaires were odds-on favorites early in the season but in recent weeks the Eagles have found the right combination and have imoroved I with every game. Despite the fact that both teams have met many common foes, it is almost impossible to pick a favorite on' this basis. Teams that have defeated the Legion have lost to the Eagles, and vice-versa. Glenn Saladin is expected to be on the mound for the Eagles while both Eddie Berger, who has been hindered by a sore arm lately, and Billy Stlwald will be availabe to hurl for the Legion. South Amherst will meet the highly Improved Florence Vets In the other game scheduled for Wednesday night. Agnes Schmits Is Hostess To Club Seven members of the Marian club of St. Joseph's church and two guests gathered at the cottage of Miss Agnes Schmitz . at Vermllion-on-the-lake last Wed nesday evening. Swimming was enjoyed by the members before a hamburger fry. During the business meeting plans were made to hold beach party ln July.

Mrst News-Times VOL. XXVIII, NO. 27 AMHERST, OHIO, THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1946 THE SANDSTONE CENTER OF THE WORLD Am li ME Stras (D s(i ft t " v --;..''' m ft r$ li Parts of Europe May Be Beautiful, But George Still Prefers America Pfc. .Tom George, now stat- ioned in Salzburg, Austria, spent a three day furlough in Germany where he visited Berchtesgad'en and Kongisee lake. Tom said the beauty of the mountains and scenery around Kongisee lake, which is known as "Hitler's Lake," is beautiful beyond his ability to describe. way ui muuaii. jiusyiuu ai o.u He said that as far as he could a-m. today (Tuesday) after a ieacr, - bread seemed to . hi tty very brief Illness, hardest food to get there vt the Her husband, Werner Zilch, present time, but the food for preceded her in death March 11 the troops is good amd sufficient, this year. The German people as far as he Born in Cleveland, she came can see ere pretty well fed. His to Amherst with her parents at only pity is for the youngsters the age of one year and had been below twelve, who were the in- a resident of Lorata, county her nocent victims of the war. entire lifetime. He said he never could buy She was a member of the First the experience he is having, and 'Evangelical church, the Mission-will admit that he was anxious ary Society and Ladies' Aid of to get to Germany as soon as he the church, and the Amherst could, amd now wishes to get Garden club, back to "Good America" as soon She is survived by two sons, as possible. (Nelson, Maumee, Ohio, and Rob- He has met men from towns ert, Amherst; two daughters, surrounding Amherst and says Mrs. Gregory Brown and Mrs. that their favorite topic is home. Earl Kane, Amherst; six grand-Tom Is In the branch supply children; dne sister, Mrs. Frank office of Hq. Co., and Bn., 5th Lewis, Ashland; and three Infantry Regt He is the eon brothers, Frank Schibley, Ash- of Mr. and Mrs. Salem Cteorge, 575 Tenmey avenue. Outing For July 16 The Sunday school teachers of St. Peter's church planned am outing July 16 at the roadside park in Oberlin when they met last Monday evening at the church. The tureen supper will be the outing and those attending will meet at the church at 6 p.m. Funeral Services Held Today For Accident Victim, Bride Of Two Weeks Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. for Mrs. Sally Lee Kreeger Lach at 'Hie Zilch Funeral Home with Rev. D. E. Buser officiating. Mrs. Lach, wife of Walter Lach, 845 Cleveland avenue, a bride of two weeks was killed Friday evening at midnight when she and her husband were walking back to the ranee hall at Crystal Beach, Vermilion. The traffic accident happened In front of the dance hall on the north side of the street. Mrs. Lach was struck by a 1929 sedan driven by A. K. Schinder, 22, R.D. 2, Lorain, 0. After being struck the body was dragged down the Lake road, giving her a broken neck and 6kull fracture. Mrs Lach died en route to St. Joseph's hospital in Lorain. She was born in Amherst and lived there fill her life. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Kreeger, Cleveland ave-mue. A graduate of Amherst high school with the class of 1945, Mrs. Lach was a member .1 Tit Emolifl 7Hrh ?lr Amelia L.UCII C t lllierat oerVlCCS . XV Jq Held Friday J Mrs Emelia Zilch, 63 passed land, Edward Schibley, Klrtland, NY., and John Schibley, Florida. The body will remain at the vices will be held at 3 o'clock Zilch Funeral Home where ser-1 iFnday. Kev. c u. vanaersaii will officiate at the service. Burial will be made in Brownhelm cemetery. . The Misses Josephine and Leona Dyblnskl Middle Ridge road, left Saturday evening for a week's vacation at Ocean City, New Jersey. of the Foursquare church. Surviving besides her husband and parents are a sister, Mrs. Herbert Turner, Ashtabula, and a brother, Ludolph Jr., Amherst. Burial was made in the Ridge-hll Memorial park cemetery. The body was taken from the Zilc fueral home to the residence Monday morning. Is Injured In Boating Accident Mrs. Gaylord Kruse, West street, received emergency treatment at Amherst hospital Sunday afternoon for a head cut received in a boating accident at Oak Point, Sunday. The cvanoe in which Mrs. Kruse was riding with friends ( sprung a leak forcing the party into shallower water. In turning the canoe over to find the cause of the leak, Mrs. Kruse was struck on the head. Several stitches were required to close the cut.' JFiaf Type Community Do You Want? In an effort to assist the Chamber of Commerce in learning the desires of the residents of Amherst, letters to the editor of the News-Times are solicited on th snrtWr of the rvDe of town Amherst should be in the future. It has been pointed out that Amherst can become a largely industrial town or a strictly residential town or possibly a combination of the two. The Chamber of I Commerce is interested in knowing what the citizens j themselves desire in order "that the full weight of the a, i .i i . r . i . amber may be thrown m the direction of the majority. If you have any thoughts or desires or reasons why the community shduld become one distinctive type of j town rather than the other type, a letter to the editor of the News-Times will be of assistance to the Chamber and ... . ii j r i li a benefit to your community. IUs the desire or the Mews- Times that as many objective letters as possible be pub- lished. This is your community and your opportunity f W fk fH, nf vnnr Lmf town. C. L. Goodspeed Installed As New Rotary President C. L. Goodspeed was installed as new president of the local Rotary club on Monday noon in a program presented by Willaird Francis and W. A. Mliler, both members of the Lorain Rotary club. Fracis spoke Driefly on the re sponsibilities of the president d presented with a club president's pin. He also presented Jack Koontz, retiring presideHf with a past-president's pin. Miller, who is the new presi dent of the Lorain club, spoke briefly on the theme that no club should be a one-man club but that all members should work together in the four Rotary ideals. Goodspeed named his commit' tees for the coming year and an- nounced that the programs would be carried on as in the past with two different members of the club being responsible for each month's programs. Other officers of the club are Harry Earl, secretary-deasurer, and Dr. R. J. Mulford,sergeant-at-arms. Koontz, as retiring president, becomesvice-president. Members of the board of directors, in addition to Good-speed, Koontz, and Mulford, are Lee Menz, Rev. C. C. Vander- Eric Nord( j j Smythe, amj Roy stevens. Miss June Ruth Graduates From Nursing School Miss June Ruth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ruth, was a member of the graduating class of St. John's hospital school of nursing which held their com mencement exercises in Cleve land on June 19. Miss Ruth was president of the class of fifty graduates. Those attending the exercise from Amherst were Mr. and Mrs. Harry Ruth and daughter, Virginia, Mrs. John Ruth and son Donald, and Miss Marie Myers who is also a graduate of St. John's Hospital school for nursing.Funeral Services To Be Held Friday For Fred Gasser Fred Gasser, 83, passed away at his home in South Amherst Monday evening after being sick for the last three months. A native of Switzerland, he came to this country 51 years ago and has been a resident of South Amherst since. He was a member of St. John's Evangeli cal and Reformed church. He is survived by five eons, i, board of directors of the Mildred Zilch Married Monday In Quiet Wedding Before the altar at the First Evangelical church, in a quiet double ring ceremony, Miss Mil- dred Zilch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Zilch, ark avenue,' became the bride of Richanrd Winemiller, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Winemiller, Lima, Ohio, on Monday afternoon at 5 p.m. with Rev. C. C. Vandersall of- ficiating. jberships to boys of high school The bride wore a pastel blue , age. gabardine dressmaker suit with' According the Howard Nalley, white accessories and carried a president of the association, boys corsage of gardenias. ave be11 ln h011 of swim- Mr. and Mrs. Zilch were the ming at the Outdoor Life, even attendants, Mrs. Zilch wearing , though they were not sons of an aqua crepe dress and a gar- regular members. The new plan denia corsage. i includes fixing up the swimming at 6 pjn. at the 'Marl-Mil on, ho1 with the addition of safety The weddine dinner was held measures and then prohibiting Dewey road for the bride andiswtaun'mj there except by child- groom, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Zilch, Rev. and Mrs. Vandersall, and Miss Margaret Foldesay. Mr. Winemiller is assistant manager of the City Loan in Lima and will be transferred to Elyria July 15. The new Mrs. Winemiller is a graduate of Amherst high school and Oberlin college. She is the owner of Mildred's Ladies' Shop, Park avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Winemiller left for a short trip through the East. On their return they will reside in Amherst. Summer Assembly Opens Sunday At Limvood Park The annual Summer Assembly of the Evangelical churches of Ohio will open this Sunday at Linwood Park and close on Sun day, July 14. Over 500 delegates are expected from various parts of Ohio. Rev. C. C. Vandersall, pastor of the local Evangelical church, has been named dean of the church school which wlill enroll delegates in 12 classes during the assembly. Mrs. R. D. Choate, North Main street, is an in structor in the school. Jean Mueller is the delegate from the Sunday School of the local church. Frederick, Charles, Edward, Wll liam, and Walter, all of South Amherst, and Ralph of Cleveand; two daughters, Mrs. Henry Garland, South Amherst, and Mrs. Frank Martin, Cleveland; eight grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren.The body will be at the Zilch Funeral home until Thursday morning when it will be taken to the residence. Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. at St. John's church with Rev. J. H. Boller.s officiating Burial will be Evergreencemetery Grocery Stores Only To Remain Open Wednesday q July McCtlH in n rt I IIUICQ rOF (j. Lu No July meeting will be held r the fulJ membership of the Chamber of Commerce in July, accotrding to an announcement by Ralph Prittie, president, Although several items have been occupying the attention of e ft board of directors developments are not far enough along on any ttem to warrant a full Chamber meeting, Prittie said. The constituiton , provides Chamber meetings may be omitted i)n July and August if desired. The August meeting will depend on further developments of the projects under consideration.Make Plans For Swiflfflling At f l T "f UUlUOOr LlIC Plans will be presented for approval by the membership at the annual meeting of the Am- herst Outdoor late . Association, to be held next week, for the sale of annual swimming mem- ren of regular members and of children having swimming membership.Nalley reports that the grounds of the association are now patrolled daily and that unauthorized persons will be ejected from the grounds. Work is also being done on improving the grounds, Nalley reported. Damage to the dam and lakes by recent storms is being repaired and other improvement work is being carried out. The lakes and quarry holes are also being restocked and over 2000 bass have already been put into the water. Miss Barbara Schroeder, Lin coln street, had as her guest this , V . ... ...,. Schroeder returned with Miss . . , . mo Hogue to spend a week at Na- komis. Sideivalk Superintendents On Job Plenty of sidewalk superintendents were on hand both days to help install the two new gasoline storage tanks at Warner Motor sales. The new tanks were installed, according to Frank Warner, one of the owners, im order to provide larger and safer storage facilities at the garage and filling station. Of 3,000 gallon capacity each, Retail establishments in Amherst will close at noon tomorrow, Wednesday, and remain closed until Friday morning for the Fourth of July holiday, a survey disclosed today. Grocery and food stores, however, will remain open until the usual time in the afternoon and will not close as is their custo mon Wednesdays. Local Merchants To Hold Prices At Present Levels on Wednesday afternoon pre-Although all OPA controls ceding the Memoriai Day holi-went out on Sunday night, few day DecauSe 'Lorain stores had prices will rise immediately in the Amherst area, local mer- chants reported this week. The concensus of opinion of local business men is that nor- mal and usual mark-ups will continue in effect and no rise in prices is contemplated until are increased. Even then, most merchants report, their markups will remain at the normal ' percentage so that the Increased cost to the consumer will be no I more than the increase that the merchant has to pay for the in fte running for the champion-goods. ship. Only one instance of rent in- The orucjai it will take place crease has been reported so far Wednesday nlght when to the News-Times office. In teams at 7:3o pJn. ... this instance the Increase is one American Legion is leading thousand per cent, obviously the league find can cUnch merely another form of a notice flag wth fl over to vacate. From present reports, feut j- q.E. triumph would indications are that rent in- nt KramUe wide creases will be few and of minor open. character- At present the Eagles and Officers9 Club Hnld Mppdnfv With uuiu iueeung tr uii Mrs, J. McLean Both Clearview and Lorain Ta.e,v Officers club of the m win tonight 8nd Vermillon Pythian Sisters met last week mugt triumph in a postponed whh Mrs. Jessie McLean and de- game wlth South Amherst Legended to suspend meetings dur- jon ,n order to ln a first ing July and August lplace tie ln vent of on Eag;le Mrs. Lucy Roemer won first triumph tomorrow night. The, prize in the games and Mrs. Ethel. Vermilion - South Amherst tilt Stilgenbauer won second and the will probably be played Friday consolation prize by Lillian night. Miller. Even without the champion- A dessert course was served to ship feature of tomorrow nights one guest, Mrs. Porter Ayres and to club members, Mrs. Ethel I Mrs. Lara Young, Mrs. Carrie Kreger, Mrs. Lili an Miller and 6 . 'Mrs. Lucy Roemer. the two tanks will provide ample storage for present needs, Warner said, and will also be more in line with the present recommended practices for filling stations. By using the two new tanks, fire hazards are reduced from those previous of using four smaller tanks, some of which were under the floor of the building. The old tanks have been filled with water and sealed off permanently, Warner said, Retailers Downtonw barbershops will also close at noon, the survey disclosed. Local stores are following the pattern set by the Lorain Retail Merchants' association in closing tomorrow afternoon. Stores here had remained open remained openi and now are agajn following the Lorain stores. ri 1 ii t Oltball LeallC D IIrc TAlir TTpJUTIC For Championship The first hall of the Amherst Softball league draws to a close tis week with four teams still Clearview are tied for second place with Vermilion fourth. Clearview tackles Elyria Duplex Foundry- now holdiln down pace while Vermliion tange .with the sixth place Lorain Leg-' Ion in games scheduled for tonite j (Tuesday.) contest, the Eagle-Legion game would stack up as a real natural. Both teams have a host of rooters and a big crowd is sure to be on hand. The Leglonaires were odds-on favorites early in the season but in recent weeks the Eagles have found the right combination and have imoroved I with every game. Despite the fact that both teams have met many common foes, it is almost impossible to pick a favorite on' this basis. Teams that have defeated the Legion have lost to the Eagles, and vice-versa. Glenn Saladin is expected to be on the mound for the Eagles while both Eddie Berger, who has been hindered by a sore arm lately, and Billy Stlwald will be availabe to hurl for the Legion. South Amherst will meet the highly Improved Florence Vets In the other game scheduled for Wednesday night. Agnes Schmits Is Hostess To Club Seven members of the Marian club of St. Joseph's church and two guests gathered at the cottage of Miss Agnes Schmitz . at Vermllion-on-the-lake last Wed nesday evening. Swimming was enjoyed by the members before a hamburger fry. During the business meeting plans were made to hold beach party ln July.